Product Information

Overview

3M™ Privacy Filters help prevent anyone from viewing your on-screen data from the side, while maintaining impressively high clarity when viewed straight on. Each Privacy Filter is custom-cut for the relevant MacBook Pro or MacBook Air model. Each package includes two filter application systems, along with an optically clear adhesive designed specifically for display screens.

Highlights

Helps keep on-screen information private; screen data is visible only when you're directly in front of the monitor

Abrasion-resistant coating protects your screen from dust and dirt

Reversible with glossy finish on one side and a matte finish on the other

Did you notice?

Safeguards your display and gives you the choice of a glossy or matte surface.

Apple Recommends For

Use your Mac in coffee shops, airports, and other public places while keeping on-screen text private.

What's in the Box?

3M Privacy + Anti-Glare Filter

Optically clear adhesive attachment strips

Cleaning cloth

Tech Specs

Width: 10.13/25.73 cm

Depth: 0.03 in./0.08 cm

Weight: 0.8 oz./2.27 g

Length: 5.38 in./13.67 cm

Manufacturer Information

Part Number

Mfr. Part Number: PFMAR11

UPC or EAN No.: 051128829103

Warranty

Note: Products sold through this website that do not bear the Apple Brand name are serviced and supported exclusively by their manufacturers in accordance with terms and conditions packaged with the products. Apple's Limited Warranty does not apply to products that are not Apple-branded, even if packaged or sold with Apple products. Please contact the manufacturer directly for technical support and customer service.

Not So Great

2.0 out of 5 stars

This comes with a screen, which you install using two double-sided stickers. When you go on the computer, you'll still be able to
This comes with a screen, which you install using two double-sided stickers. When you go on the computer, you'll still be able to see the double-sided stickers, which are distracting. In addition, my screen protector became very dirty very fast, but when I went to wipe it, I realized the majority of the debris was actually not on the surface - it was all in between the computer screen & the privacy screen. Despite the fact that I put it on according to instructions, the screen was bendable enough to allow debris in.

Answer

Yes, it fits the MacBook Pro w Retina 13" late 2013. I just tried it out in the store in Palo Alto.
Yes, it fits the MacBook Pro w Retina 13" late 2013. I just tried it out in the store in Palo Alto. The flap pulls over the top so no zipper scars either!
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This filter does not properly fit the 2009 MacBook Pro. I wanted this product for the anti-glare as
This filter does not properly fit the 2009 MacBook Pro. I wanted this product for the anti-glare aspect, not for privacy. One side of the filter is for anti-glare, and the other side is for privacy. I have a 2009 13" MacBook Pro and the filter does not fit properly. It comes with two-sided tape for attaching it; I was expecting the kind that uses static to attach. You need to tape the filter to the screen so it covers everything and doesn't fall off, but doing this leaves about a half inch of the MacBook Pro screen unprotected around the perimeter. (The black border on the computer screen unprotected.)

In my opinion, using the anti-glare side of the filter does not cut the glare enough to justify how bad it makes the screen look. I would estimate it cuts the *resolution* at least by 30%. I would estimate that the filter cuts the *glare* by about 10%.

HOWEVER, the privacy side of the filter works as advertised; it blacks out the screen as the viewing angle widens, but you still need to tape it to the screen.

Even if this filter fit correctly, I would have still returned it because it doesn't cut the glare enough to justify lessening the resolution as much as it does.
However, if it fit correctly and I needed a privacy screen, this would be a good product.
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I've just got this filter today. I was bit worried about the reduced brightness at first as the filt
I've just got this filter today. I was bit worried about the reduced brightness at first as the filter appears to be virtually much darker than I expected. However, when I put it on, it doesn't seem to affect much. I have the brightness slightly less than halfway in a room with normal light and it is more than enough for me. Note that I use the matt side (as I hate glare and reflection). Would have loved to compare it side by side with the glossy one but don't think there's a big difference.

All in all, the filter doesn't bother me at all with the brightness.
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Apparently Not. I was in apple shop a few days ago; they told me that I had to do it myself as it's
Apparently Not. I was in apple shop a few days ago; they told me that I had to do it myself as it's a 3rd party product. I just got it fixed myself. It wasn't too bad but it took a bit of time to understand what I had to do.
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Yes it would reduce the glare from the sun. It was built for the models that you could not custom bu
Yes it would reduce the glare from the sun. It was built for the models that you could not custom build with the matte or anti-glare finish.
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